Innovation Lab · Custom software

You've described it a hundred times. Nobody's built it yet.

We build mobile apps, desktop apps, web platforms and hardware integrations to your exact specification. We sign an NDA before you tell us anything, and every line of code we write belongs to you.

Mobile appsDesktop appsWeb platformsHardware integrationNDA protected

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Your idea and your code stay yours.

NDA signed before any briefing
Source code delivered at every milestone
Full documentation included
All credentials handed over
You may engage any team after delivery

NavyBits retains no rights to your product.

What we build

Four kinds of software, each designed for your problem.

Many agencies start from a template they already have and adjust it until it passes for custom. We start from your problem and design the architecture around it.

Mobile apps

Native iOS and Android, React Native or Flutter. We recommend one based on what your users need, such as complex screens, offline use or full access to the device.

Desktop apps

When the browser is not enough: local data, hardware peripherals or performance. Windows, macOS and Linux.

Web platforms

SaaS products, portals, dashboards and multi-tenant tools, designed starting from the data model.

Hardware integration

IoT sensors, embedded systems, industrial controllers and custom peripherals, connected to software so the whole system works as one.

Ownership

Your idea is protected from the first conversation.

Most founders won't share their boldest idea with an agency. You're right to be cautious.

NDA before day one

We sign a mutual NDA before you tell us anything about your idea. Your concept and your market insight are protected from the start.

Full source delivery

At every milestone you receive the full working codebase, ready for your own team or any other to run and change.

No vendor lock-in

The code, the infrastructure access and the credentials all transfer to you. If you come back to us for the next phase, it should be because the work was good.

Sound familiar?

Where custom projects tend to go wrong.

One or two sentences of context.

Every agency offers "something close".

You accept the compromise and launch it, and six months later you are paying to rebuild what you needed in the first place.

You sit on the idea, because sharing it feels like losing it.

Meanwhile, someone else may be working their way toward the same idea.

The agency launched it and moved on, and every change is now a struggle.

You own the code, yet without documentation, credentials or the people who wrote it, nobody can safely change it.

You became the project manager between specialists.

Separate mobile, web and hardware vendors each run their own timeline and contract, and you are the only one who sees how the pieces fit.

AI code assessment →

How it works

From idea to working code, through gates you approve

At each milestone you see the output and approve it before we move on.

Discovery call

We sign the NDA, then talk for 30 minutes, free. We ask the hard questions and tell you what we think.

output: mutual go / no-go

Assess

We document the problem, choose the platforms, define the architecture and fix the sprint scope.

output: lab brief

Build

We build in short cycles and show you working software in a demo every week.

output: working software

Hand over & maintain

Full source code, documentation and credentials. We maintain and scale it only if you want us to.

output: your product

The Lab, in 42 seconds

How we would turn your idea into software, together.

Hassan Tabbal on how the Innovation Lab turns an idea into software you own.

Hassan TabbalManaging Director, NavyBits

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Before you book

When the Lab is the wrong choice.

We take on a small number of projects at a time, so we check the fit early.

If none of these describe you

the next step is a 30-minute call to see whether we should build it together.

Book a free 30-minute call

You are looking for "close enough"

If you can adapt your vision to what is readily buildable, there are faster, cheaper options, and you should take them.

You won't sign an NDA before sharing your idea

Mutual confidentiality protects both sides, and we do not start a project without it.

You want us to own the vision

We bring technical depth and hard questions. The idea is yours; we build what you decide to build.

Budget is the primary filter

Software built to your specification and fully owned by you is a real investment, and our rates reflect that.

Questions

About custom projects.

The questions founders ask us first.

Do you sign an NDA before we share our idea?

Yes, always. A mutual NDA comes before you tell us anything about the idea.

Who owns the code?

You do. You receive the full source code, documentation and credentials, and you can engage any team after delivery.

How much does a custom project cost?

Every engagement starts with a paid assessment, from $1,000, that produces the lab brief: architecture, platforms and sprint scope. The build is quoted against that scope.

Do we have to build with you after the assessment?

No. The lab brief is yours. Build with us, with your own team, or with AI tools, and we can still review and maintain what gets built.

Can you take over an app another team or AI built?

Yes. We start with an assessment of the existing code: security, best practices, maintainability and production readiness. See AI code assessment.

Which platforms do you build for?

Mobile (iOS and Android), desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), web platforms, and software connected to hardware such as IoT sensors and industrial controllers.

We'll both know
in 30 minutes.

We sign the NDA, you tell us what you are trying to build, and we tell you what we think of it. Then we both decide.

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